Representatives from the Pan-Galactic Mining Guild have petitioned for rare crystals to be renamed as common crystals, stating “they’re just not that rare anymore.”
Rare crystal production has almost tripled recent years following advances in synthetic manufacturing and lithoid scraping techniques.
“It wasn’t that long ago you’d have to actually go out and dig up crystals on an inhospitable ice bodu” miner Gimmel told Xenonion. “Now anyone with a talking rock and kitchen peeler can get in on the action.”
Image: Rare crystals are critical components in advanced electronics. In addition, many cultures treasure them as decorations.
The Mining Guild has called for tighter restrictions on the labeling of traditionally mined rare crystals.
“Rare crystals are only considered ‘rare’ when it takes a planet cracking to access them,” Gimmel continued. “Anything else is just a sparking gemstone.”
The Galactic Community has so far refused to comment on the matter, stating its diplomats were too busy opening yet another rare-crystal bejeweled embassy.
